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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-07-30
DEVILS LAKE, DAKOTA.
what . TourSst Resident Said 81 IL 90
q Reporter

"Yes. sir, | am Louis Budde Of
Devils Lake, Dakota, but you need
not look vt ne as though / was the
dark prince. Whenever | sign my
name on hotel register every reporter
In the city comes around To see II l
have horns and tail and an evil look
ing countenance. And let me tell you
that Devils Lake is nut the pond that
the swine ran into. either; IL is salt.
like the Galilee sea, but IL differs in
many other respects.
~ have been south and have noted
the lrom that 10 going on there; but
Dakota lops over 1t ny the rod. Let
me tell you something about my home
DEVILS I.akc--for instance.
You probably don't know that
Devil Lake began with population
of 500 SDuls. Well. IT did, and II was
the wonder of the age. II now has
5000.
1T was in '6t that an Eastern man
laid nut n town site about three miles
south of the present city. Another
man, u Wcsterner. got onto The fact
and plotted town where the city IS
now located.
.Wh-n he did this he made trail
overland. so that the caravans would
come by his place IN 'heir prospect
,nu tour. T,len he wsnt east hs tar ~
Larimorr, Dakota. and waited. in n
week ar tmu u whole town came along
IN wagons, and tho town sister led
them on to where he located. Up there
they carry their own houses ready to
put together when they arrive at their
destination. and these travellers arrived
at Devils lake after dark one night.
AS true Ms you're there, next morn
ing there was town ON the prair'es'
The locator was millionaire nsxt day.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-07-30

A Plttshurg dispatch Of the Goth
says: Tine mortality among children
ir Pittsburg and Allegheny during
the past SIX weeks is something APP
paling. On July 9th 60 children un.
der five years of age died, and since
the ist instant there have hecn o6S
deaths, making n total Of 1887 in SIX
weeks. Ofthis numler nearly Is per
cent. were babies nn,lcr two years.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-07-30
WHITE PINE NEWS
pahl,.hsd every Saturday morning oy
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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-07-30
QUEER STAKES.
Gambling fDr Llb,rsy In GssrgIs

sOA 0ADgSA1
Il have heard ot queer stakes in my
time, remarked Pacific cnast man,
Ms the party showed signs of breaking
up, "nut think can discount my
tning Ot the sort in .ny own experience.
| Was playing cards in Georgia some
years a2sl anI UeI alne involved In n
dispute with nalIvc that sent hiuI IL
The hospital and me io the Jail. There
We Ia sIroag prejudice against gaInb
| rs IN the vicinity, and my lazy
I III me MAS III very tigat nx.
madc the uest Of tHe situation. anu
managed Ia get un gou terms Win
tue sneiitf - typeal GcorIlan and,
bs tile Nay, IA pretty good fellow.
Une day discovered ny aecldeIt that
he was great faro bauk tiend. IL
seems that he had been quite wealthy
at one time, Out hal iost all his prop
eriy against :he game. aud would WAX
ten mites through swamp Ia get to
play. That just suited me. | Ichalked
0D! :, Jay on my cell hn'r. got an old
deck Ji cards, aud dealt iaro Tor him.
We used buttons Tor chips, and he
would SIT outside my grated door and
tell me where 10 place the bets. In n
few days had all his ready cash.
Then he sold mule aud lost that. II
is ton tedious t0 tell il In detail, but
head by head his stock all vanished.
Then he put up his watch and Chain
aud suit 0f clothes. | Won them and
made him poke them in through the
CRATES. In week my cell lOoked like
a country store. | had boots, hams.
pair ot scales, all the sheriff ; office
stationery, IA barrel of hour, saddle
and feather bed. At last he came
In and said:
John, Ill tell you what I'll do.
You have won everything | can move
except the kids aud old woman, and
new I'll play game of seven up for
all I've loat. against your liberty.
Its u GO
ave played through the CRATES. /
tell YOU it Was exciting. 1t was neck
Lr nolhIng with me, and you could
hear the old sheriff breathe clear ever
in the next lat. We got six apiece
and il came TO my deal. | turned a
] ,ck.
".That puts you out said the shcr.
iff, unlocking the door. Now get out.
"He aimed that the cOnditIons of
the game didn't lar him from taking
q shot at me. and as went over the
fence he let off young cannon n ny
direction. | gu IS, though, that thai
last jack made him nervous, for the
lo.d went over my head and crippled
a darkey in the c0rnheld. ! didn't
stop To inquire how badly he was
hurt FL Paso Letter in New York
Sur.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-07-30


pavment of all said sums. with three per cent pen
month thereon from date of sale until paid.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-07-30
That May be Il

II looks very much as though there
.vsslan understanding between the un.
married men of the country and the
New York newsgathrrers. In what
other way can we account far the dis.
patch sent from that city few days
AZ" announcing the poisoning of more
Than hfiv people hy ice creaml The
ttatenlent ~ u good one for young
nan 10 repeat tn his Girl M soon ~
he detects symptoms of n longing for
the frigid dclicaey.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-07-30
a ci.hoiie Bi.hep KILLED by HIs Scr
vanG.

News wasreceive In San Franc sco
on the Goth from Alaska that Bishop
Seghers. Catholic missionary. WAS
murdered in cold blood bv his COM
panion tie night of the 28th of Mo-
vember isst The tragedy was on the
banks IF the Yukon river, about 500
miles from its mouth, and fully sixty
miles from any human habitation. The
murderer is Frank Fuller. a young
man from Portland. Oregon, VIII" nc-
enmpanied the Bishop rs compan-
lon aud servant. IIe gaychimself up.
but M cause Ror the deed il given.
The murderer is now in Sitka, where
be will be tried.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-07-30

Iwiil ship sample - tnu.purrsrsaa|
trial on iiberai terms. 4 thousnna vi
In the world for aa,iux labor, eleihrs
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-07-30

"No. Bobby sakiflis mf.l'er. ''i'nr
piece If pie is quite en"ugh for you !"
"Ii's funny" responded Bobby, With
nm injured air; you say you are anx-
ipus that | shoul,l Ieain to eat proper
ly, and yet y"u won't give me a chance
io practice
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-07-30

In St.J'hns county, F,orhls. a few
eeksagO. while a little two vear-"ld
g'rI was playing in the yard the fam
] y heard piercing cries, and on run
p'ng 70 investiga,e found the chilli
wing on the ground, while on her
breast STOOD a rooster craving trinm.
been picked out. -
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-07-30

AT AN ADJOURNED MEETING OF
"A the Board of County Com miss,oners. held
at Ely. July 8, 1851. Il was
Ordered. That further Tins be given con-
tractors 10 put in bids for the construction of
the Court House at Ely. up 10
July 27th, 1887.
Plans and spec 6cstion tor the same can bc
had at FOL Hips OH 20 ia Taylor. or bv adj
dressing the Board ofcommis'ioners at Ta'-
lor. A copy Of the same will be forwarded TO
rarties Wishing to bid IN the work.
By order Of the Board Of County Commits
sieners of White Pine county.
NJ. +. BOYLE Ch airmsn.
Ely, July 9Th, LIST. u
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-07-30

The Manitoba road helped him along.
"Thc town burned down in 81, and
the day after it was up again, not quite
soelegant. but substantial in the Dak0-
ta sense W' the word. The sawmill
man had several million feet of lumber
the day of the fire. and the next day
ii was in houses
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-07-30

The recent heavy rains in Arizona
have every where p aged havoc with
a.lo buildings.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-07-30
JoB AIN TIN q .

r,.p NEWS Office lie supeli4d with every
sn..;I,fv for executing all hiDds of Job
prin ting 10 neat manner and at living
,stes. Any Job frc.n ladyS visiting
ssrd 10 full-sh ,pt poster turned ont at
sh,ft notir.. Orlors Solie't.~i.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-12-10
How Six Indians Died.

In 1881 was hunting some lost horses in
the broken country west of the Big Horn
river. had ridden all morning over country
that was strange to me. About II o'clock
crossed q plateau and was surprised TO come
suddenly to the edge OF canyon, the exist
ence Of which had not even suspected. In
the canyon was q stream with clumps Of cot
tonwood timber along its banks, and in ons
of the opon spaces was an Intlian lodge. The
Indians that hunted in that country were
peaceablo, but the war was just over and the
Sioux wero feeling rather soro. If they were
Crows or Arapahoes might get some infor-
,matiorr about my horses. / lay down and
watched. No smoke can1o from the tepeo:
no one moved around it; half dozen ponies
Grazed few hundred yards distant. There
was not even dog, which looked rather sl1s.
picious.
After waiting five minutes knew no more
than at first. Suddenly three white tailed
deer came from the timber and walked
leisurcly across tho opening Then I knew
that the camp Yves deserted, and the strange
ness of it startled no. mounted and rodo
down to the creek, and straight to the tcpeo
I threw back the flap, and shall remember
what saw until death. In the center of tho
tepee was spread buffalo robe, and OIL the
robe werc guns and scalps and many arrows;
and there was also food done up Us for a
journey; and, sitting cross legged in circle
around the robe, were six braves of the Sioux
nation. All were in their prime-all decked
out in war paint, and each one hold u bow
and arrow i'll his hand. On every face was
an expression of calm Indifference, as of one
who neither suffers nor enjoys, neither hopes
nor fears. Tho faces were those of dead men,
ard the smallpox had marked them with its
awful mark. They took their misery with
their heads up, and even tb, horrors of this
disease could leave upon their hearts no stain
of fear, upon their brows no mark of suffer-
ing. And this that their God might judge
them men, and fit them to pitch their camps
forever in the groves and green fields of
paradise.-Cor. Washington Star.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-12-10
California Sfummics.

There Is in San Francisco collection Of
newly found mummics, forming one of tho
most remarkable discoveries ever made in
America. Tho mummies differ from Egyp-
tian ones in that they are generally quite
naked, only few having a loose covering,
and they have evidently undergone no pro-
cess of embalming. The flesh is so thoroughly
dried that it resembles parchment and the
corpses are very light. The mumnies were
found by a party of gold seekers i'll one Of
the numerous branches of the Sierre Madre
mountains, near the ella, in Arizona. One
day the gold seekers discovered cave, the
entrance to which was closed with kind Of
cement, very hard to break. Forcing an en-
trance, the mon found themselves in kind
of ante-chambcr, thirty feet long, hewed out
of the living rock. This led into large hall,
in which wcro lying number of dried up
corpses. Tho discoveries at once set to work
to transport tho mummics to tho nearest
railway station, in spite Of the opposition Of
tho Apache Indians, who soon heard of the
discovery and considered the remains to be
those Of their gods. All the mummics wcre
safely removed to San Francisco, where they
excite great interest in scientific circles
Chicago Herald
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-12-10
A petrlncd Salmon.

henry Bensen, Of Hayden Fill, Lasscn
county, has in bis possession specimen Of
potriicd salmon. The former feshy part re-
scmbles crystalzcd anil variegatcd quartz, re-
tanning in part the yellow color of the salmon,
and what was formerly the skin of the fish is
now SORT Of porcelain or white flint. Tho
entire specimen is OF the very hardest quartz
in texture. 1t was found Oh n hillside of
about 800 feet nltitnIe from the floor of tile
Big valley and cvid"atly petrified at that
point This would Indicate that salmon IN
habited the ancient rivers, the beds of which
now form strata of the Sierra Nevada moull-
tains, and in which ancient channels lie the
rich deposits of CALIFORNIA; gold.
These ancient river beds, as is we'll known,
are found at various heights above sea level
and in some places but q few hundred feet
below the crest Of tho range, and perhaps
hundreds of feet beneath solid formation of
mother earth and running entirely indepen'l-
cnt of any present surface formation. 10
determine with certainty that salmon i'll
habitcd these ancient rivers would be an i'll
tercsting fact, as it would fix OF much later
date than is now generally supposed the geo.
logical period when, by mighty uphcavnl,
these old river courses were changed and nb-
liberated from the faco of the earth. --Sacra-
mcnto Record-UniOn
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-12-10
Iookinr Up UNCONSCIOUS peop1o

More care should be taken by the police in
the locking up of persons brought in from the
streets in an unconscious condition. The po-
hceman always assumes that a man lying on
tho street, without sense or motion, is drunk
Tho hoodlum wagon is summoned, and tho
limp form carried to the calaboose and
hustled into cell. In the morning the pris-
oncr fails to respond to the call to come out
Hc is dragged out, and then it is found that
he is dead The police report reads that ga
chronic drunkard was picked up on the
street yesterday in an unconscious condition
and taken to station. During the
night he died Of alcoholism. The coroner re-
turned verdict in accordance with the
facts" Now the facts may be that there was
no alcoholism in the case. There are hun
elrcd causes that will reduce a person to un-
consciousness. Often the man picked up
should be taken to the hospital in an ambu-
lance, and not to the calaboose in O hoodlum
wagon. These cases arc of such frequent &C.
cu1rencc as to warrant serious attention.
During the heated term there were number
of such deaths. In New York city there is a
qualified physician at each police station to
guard against just such accidents.-Dr. Glib
Carson in lobe-Democrat.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-12-10
Tho panio,s Successor.

Women aro worse than tho ancient Atheni-
ms in their love for new thing. nat tney
love and swear by one season they will aban-
don the next, and nothing that is old, from
bonnet to u carpet finds favor in their eyes.
There is tho banjo Three years ago every
other girl in the country had one strunS by
yellow ribbon about her neck and was thrum-
ming the strings and singing darby melo-
dies with all her might and main. Most OF
them never learned to play at all; they took
lesson or two. learned the scales and frag-
ments of about three tunes, and then 1t Ian
guished until they would read in tho London
lcttcts of-how Notica Yznaga saved dull
evening and delighted tho Prince Of wales
by throwing horself into tho breach with her
banjo, and then tho young women took to
earnest study again for about three weeks.
But it has COMO to hopeless limbo at last, be-
yond revival. Its successor is q mandolin
No self respecting girl is without one.
With blue or copper colored ribbons, instead
of yellow, it is dainty thing, all she'll and
pearl. She studies assiduously under the
tutelagco of the picturesque, dark eyed Italian,
Sirnor Ricca, and learns from him how TO
grasp and manipulate the little oval bit OF
tortoise she'll with which the strings are
swept. To be thoroughly good form, the
young woman musical has to arm herself
with vinuccin, which means an instrument
manufactured by the mandolin maker In
ordinary to her majesty the queen OF Italy,
and these toys como high, some OF the more
luxurious ones costing several hundred dol
lars The mandolin is melon shaped and has
eight strings, or rather four couples, and
tuned in fifths. The music is made by sweep
ing these strings with bit of shell held
between the thumb aud two first fingers OF
the right hand. 1t requires an exquisite
lichtncss and smoothness Of touch, and
firm, supple wrist to brush tho strings SO that
the music will be both soft and even, but
when it is well played tho music is charming,
and it is an instrument with far greater
capacity than the banjo.
Mrs. Willie Astor is good performer on
the mandolin, having learned it while her
husband was minister in Rome. The queen
of Italy, too, is an expert and has suberb
vinuccia bearing her monogram and crown
in diamonds. With the reign Of the mando-
lin has como a fancy for folk songs and music,
and the airs the Nenpoltan fishers and Vene-
tian gondolicrs are fond of Gre heard in New
York drawing rooms, or the wild, half bar
barrie themes of the Spanish gypsies.-New
York World.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-12-10
Passover Custom in Algeria.

During tho Passover week, in tho prcsents
year, noticed that many of tho houses in
the Jew quarter in Ornn and in Tlcmcen
were marked on the outside with the impress
sions of the human hand. These impressions
were in different colols-red, black, yellow
or blue; and in no instance, as well as can
rccollect, wero they either upon the sideposts
of the doors or upon tho lntels, but always
upon the walls of the houses. In some cases
there was one impression only, in others
there were as many as five; and, further, i'll
others they were arranged somewhat in tho
form of branch, having three hands ut the
summit and three at each of the Sides AZ
Tlcmccn saw man marking an impression
with brush and ordinary red paint. The
c1stoin docs not appear to be known among,
tho English Jews, for, after many inquiries,
I have met with hone who have ever heard
of it. Is it not an outgrowth or survival
from that ceremony which was performed on
the night of tho flight of the Israelites from
Egypt? and may not the. branch like figure
- symbolical of tho bunch of hyssop?-Cor.
fc;idon Notes and Queries.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-12-10
Chemical Confusion.

ssWhat is the matter, DR.. Otis7"
ssI am mad; mad ct chemistry and tho drug
business. Look here, oil of vitrol is no oil,
neither arc oils of turpcntinc md kerosene.
Copperas is an iron compound and contains
no copper. Salts of lemon is tho extremely
poisonous o1alic Gcid Carbolic acid is not
IN acid, but an alcohol. Cobalt contains
mono of t!lca metal, but arsenic Soda water
has no trace of soda, nor has sulphuric acid
of sulphur Sugar of lead has no sugar,
cream of tartar has nothing Of cream nor
milk of li,ao any milk Oxygen means the
acid maker, hut hydrogen is the essential
element of all acids, and may contain no
oxygen. German silver has no silver and
black lead no lead Mosaic gold is only q
sulphido of tin. These are only some of the
mistakes of nomenclature in our business. "
Cincinnati telegram
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-12-10
TALK ABOUT TArToolNe.
a "Prcfessor, Tells What reoones Of the
Tnttoned Ladics-War RecoIlcctIons.

A proficient professor" in the art of tat
tooing was found IN his office by reporter
the other day, busily engaged in picking a
fiGuro of liberty upon tho back Of sailor. In
answer to series Of questions tho professor
said: ~ have followed this business for
thirty years and have always made good
living by it. Ny receipts from March to
October of this year amounted to sl,3I5.
Fairly good business, isn't iti Ny patrons
come from all classes of society. Merchants,
lawyers, doctors, clerks, men engaged in
every walk of life come here to be decorated
tattoo large number of ladies also. Some
Of them come here in carriages closely yelled,
aid l never see their faces. Lovers come
here frequently to be marked with emblems
of fidelity. I have many curious cases
brought to my notice in this way. remcm-
Der ono in particular It was during the late
war. I was with tho Army of the Potomac
ut the time, tattooing the soldiers right and
left with marks of identification. 4 young
man came into my tent ono day leading by
the hand "a girl They wcro bctrothed. I
picked the girls namo-SIary Burns-over
tho minis heart, and his nnmc-Thomas
Smith-over hers Later in the war tho man
was killed. His body was identified by this
mark, and his sweetheart gave him respect
able burial. The girl has received many
offers of marriage, I am told, but that name
over her heart keeps her true to tho memory
Of the soldier.
CATER the war; he continued, "my bust
ness was slack for ti,nc until Constantine,
the Greek, made his appearance in Darnun,'s
show. He was first discovered as mate Of q
sailing vessel which lay in Boston harbor
with cargo Of fruits and spices from the
Mediterranean. His face only was tattooed
then, but Barnum engaged him, had his en-
tire body pricked with fantastic figures by
Jack Florence of Boston, invented the story
Of his exile among savagcs, and exhibited
him with great success. saw my chance
and went into the same business. l turned
out tattoocd women for the dime museums
and travelling showc as fast as was able.
They invented stories of shipwleck, exile and
marvellous rescues with all tho horrible de-
tails they could imagine 1t paid well for
q time, but the public discovered the fake
and tattooed ladies are now drug in the
market
'tWhat becomes Of then7 Why they
marry, of course, and settle down. Annie
Grace Of Philadelphia, one of my most sue
cessful works Of art, after earning $50 q
week in the exhibition business, has married
man worth at least $1O0,O Little Ma
mic, another protege Vt mine, is married to O
fine gentleman worth $4,000, and havo
heard that two other girls whom have
beautified have done equally well. It takes
from six weeks to two months to go over the
whole figure artistically, and the cost Of the
completed work amounts to from $3.50 to
$500. A single design costs anywhere from
81 to S25."-New York Evening Sun.